Paris-Nice 2016 **SPOILERS**

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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    that's gotta be moved over to Matthews hasn't it? Although the first lean is Matthews
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Amazing saves by Bouhanni and Matthews.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    edited March 2016
    Frankly it's amazing they both stayed up...

    Bouhanni Interview - "hard racing, tricky finish, today went better than yesterday, been a good 2 days for french sprinters" - well that was a disappointing interview
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  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    And Kittel! What's going on?
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    hahah i like finales like that.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Well he started the sprint in the middle of the road and ended it by the barriers.... what is Sean Kelly on about?
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  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    Bouhanni DQ'ed
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    seemed alright to me. I think he was hard done to there.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    edited March 2016
    Twitter seems to know Bohanni has been DQ'd

    ...now confirmed.

    Not sure they really had an option tbh, Matthews would have won if he hadnt been blocked - 10s bonus to him
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  • cc78
    cc78 Posts: 599
    French TV have announced it
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Bouhanni disqualified, Matthews wins stage 2

    Australia's Michael Matthews (Orica Greenedge) won the 213.5-km second stage of Paris-Nice after Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) was disqualified by the race commissaires.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    bit torn on this one. Probably correct - but sprinting is a tough business....
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    who was the rider who took out the spectator in the last 10K?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
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    Bouhanni relegated is the term

    true, fair point

    Bohanni put in 3rd not last (sean slightly irked about that)
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  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Harsh, very harsh decision
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Bouhanni demoted to 3rd. EQS nowhere.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    RonB wrote:
    Bouhanni demoted to 3rd. EQS nowhere.
    there was a EQS rider down before the finale I dont know who it was but then there was no sign of them again
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    I think Bouhanni is sporting and wouldnt intentionally put Mathews in the barriers

    Watching replay he looks under his right arm momentarily thinking the danger is coming up his right and in doing so drifts to the left where he is genuinely surprised to clip Mathews
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    who was the rider who took out the spectator in the last 10K?
    Pierre Perichon
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    From Cyclingnews. I didnt see it.
    The overhead shot shows Nacer Bouhanni didn't deviate from his line in his sprint, but he did poke out an elbow and lean on Matthews, and they almost both came a cropper against the barriers.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I have Bevin in my FSA fantasy team. Didn't relaise he was so good!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Either Bouhanni deviated or the barrier closed in on them as the gap between Bouhanni and the left barrier decreased over the last 500m hence Matthews got a nudge. Truly nowhere for him to go.

    Lucky it was advertising hoarding as opposed to the normal metal fences with sticking out feet or it could have been pretty brutal.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    RichN95 wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    who was the rider who took out the spectator in the last 10K?
    Pierre Perichon
    Ta
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    Bouhanni not able to take a beating fair and square. Strange that he only got bumped down to third. Should have been last on the stage. Bouhanni is a second-rate sprinter, still.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Looked quite a slow sprint. Bouhanni was dropped off at 200m and it just went on for eternity.

    More importantly, Matthews is absolutely motoring. Proper motoring. Got to be a great shout for MSR.


    I get the feeling Kristoff's holding back ala Degekolb....
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So to clarify, since there's a lot of confusion on this thread - Bouhanni has been demoted to 3rd on the stage?

    Seems fair.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Yep and yep

    It's a difficult problem for the internet though as Bouhanni and Matthews are both equally unlikable. Choosing a side is like choosing whether to be punched in the nose or the eye...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Meh, I'll take Bouhanni.

    Anything not Orica.
    _
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    I'm hoping that Kristoff is sandbagging. But what's up with Kittel?

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